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The German Doctor

2013 · 90 min

A quietly unsettling slow-burn that creeps under your skin, blending domestic warmth with a chilling, ever-present menace.

Directed by: Lucía Puenzo
Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
Starring: Àlex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti

Tagline: Nothing is more mysterious than the blood
Overview: Patagonia, 1960. A German doctor meets an Argentinean family and follows them to a town where the family will be starting a new life. The family welcomes the doctor into their home and entrust their young daughter to his care, not knowing that he is one of the most dangerous criminals in the world.

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Directed by: Lucía Puenzo
Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
Starring: Àlex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
family
deception
guilt
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller, history
Directed by: Lucía Puenzo
Written by: Lucía Puenzo
Starring: Àlex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Elena Roger, Florencia Bado, Abril Braunstein, Juan I Martinez, Guillermo Pfening
Music: Daniel Tarrab, Andrés Goldstein
Cinematography: Nicolás Puenzo
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Argentina, France, Norway, Spain
Languages: German, Spanish, Hebrew

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